Mozambique Urbanization Review : Accelerating Urbanization to Support Structural Transformation in Mozambique
The Mozambique urbanization review aimed at contributing to the country’s policy and institutional reform agenda on how to harness the full potential of urbanization to promote economic growth and poverty reduction. The study carried out in-depth a...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/162881525419243468/Accelerating-urbanization-to-support-structural-transformation-in-Mozambique http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29826 |
| Summary: | The Mozambique urbanization review aimed
at contributing to the country’s policy and institutional
reform agenda on how to harness the full potential of
urbanization to promote economic growth and poverty
reduction. The study carried out in-depth analyses of the
urbanization process, uncovering how urbanization has been
influenced by national, regional, and international factors.
It identified and analyzed key policy and institutional
constraints in increasing the economic benefits of
urbanization, including economic, transport, land, and
decentralization policies. The study concluded that faster
urbanization could increase the pace of economic growth and
poverty reduction, but this should not be achieved at the
expenses of investments in rural development and
agriculture. However, constraints in the creation of
productive urban jobs, limited connectivity throughout the
system of cities, and dysfunction urban land markets have
undermined its economic outcomes. Based on the main
findings, the study proposed an emerging national urban
reform agenda to enhance the benefits from urbanization in
Mozambique focused on: (i) strengthening rural-urban
linkages, including reforms to local government finances,
enhancing trade and commuting flows; (ii) making urban land
systems more equitable and efficient; and (iii) deepening
decentralization to provide a broader remit to
municipalities for urban planning and domestic resource mobilization. |
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